Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26


county, on Wednesday. May 18th. 1857, at 10 a.
ln., at the house of John NJ. Downer, and per.
manently survey and establish the highway on
the county line between said unties.
The petition of j. ID. Schlosser ct al for pub.
lie highway, commencing at range line corner
to sections IS and q and lS and 10, township 90,
ranges 81 and 55, and running i'll all easterly di-
rection OIL the most eligible route to corner Sec
tions II 10 % %, township 90, range b3. was ac-
cepted, and Commissioners Shurtleff, Bertelsen
and Bacon appointed a committee to view said
)Ocation-c0mmittee to meet at the house OF A.
Bertelsen May 18th. 'S7. at ten O'Clock a. III.
Quit claim deed Of Hans Sorrensen accepted
and placed on file and $50 In cash allowed said
H. Sorrensen for damages.
On motion, the county surveyor was instruct
e to survey the section line between sections 10
and 80, town Sc, range 50, dispute having arisen
as to the location of a highway on said line.
The following contract was entered Into with
L. p. George.
Articles of Agreement, made and entered into
this seventeenth day of May A. d. 1887, by and
between +. p. George of Parker, Turner county,
d. T.. party of the first part. and the County of
Turner III the Territory OF Dakota party Of the
second part. Witncsstth
That the first party agrees to furnish all
necessary new material, and rebuild and repair
in good shape the bridge across the Vermillion
River between sections l2 and 10, town 90, range
81. including two sixteen -feet-long approaches
to said bridge :also to furnish all necessary new
material and rebuild the Pratt Truss Bridge
Combnation,ei eighty -fect-span bridge across the
Nermillion River between sections 81 and 2S,
town 9S, range SO
Also to furnish all necessary new material
and hutll n TruS n att Siy
span bridge across the Vermillion river between
sections % and 33, town gs, range SO.
Also to furnish all new material and build
Pratt Truss Combination, one hundred and fifty
feet span bridge across the Vermillion river be-
tween sections u and 25 town 0G range 5S, all in
Turner county, d. L.
Saia first party to lave and own all the ma
terial now on hand used in the construction of
the bridges known rs the Chapman brlgde, Fin
Law bridge and Snoozey bridge, having
the privilege OF using any of said material In
the construction and repair of any of the
| bridges herein specified. except the bridge be-
tween sections "a and %, town so orange 3which
shall be of new material, all of said bridges to
| be built and repaired in strict accordance with
| the plans and specifications hereto attached
and which are made part Of this agreement
| Each OF said bridges Is to be well made, of
good material placed Above known high water
mark, and to he completed as follows: The
| first mentioned OH or before June l5t 1887; the
| second and Third OIL or before July 10Th 1887,
and the fourth on or before September 18th 1887,
excep in case of invasion. riot, civil commotion
or other unavoidable accident
III consideration Of the faithful performance
| OF The above agreement by the first party, the
second party covenants and agrees to pay to
the said fist party. when all tile said bridges
shall be accepted by it, the sum of Three Thous-
and One Hundred and sixty-three dollars ana
| fifty cents in cash.
| 1t Is expressly agreed that whenever any one
| OF said bridges is completed and accepted that
The said first party may at his option demand
| payment upon this contract not to exceed the
cost OF said bridge. the total payments not to
exceed in the aggregate the said sum of 49, 163 So
the payment upon each bridge not to exceed
the amount in the memorandum indorsed upon
| the back hereof.
In witness whereof the said parties have
hereunto set their hands and seals. in duplicate,
the day and year first above written.
| F. P. GEORGE, (Ls)
JOSEPH ALLEN. (Ls)
| Chairman Board OF County Com
| missioners Turner County, Oak,
| Attest,
NJ. J. HOGAN,
County Clerk.
On motion sum not to exceed s75. 90 was al
| lowed for dtching and draining slough on sec
tion line between sections 20 and %, and %
and %, township 96, range SO.
The following renorts ware .ccan+.d .,a
placed on file.
| To the Bonrd of County Commissioners, =, ~.
County of Tnrne, Dat.
The UNDERSIGNED com,oit,ee .nno,,tea ,, ,,o,
to examine the pronosed location y, h,,dca as
stated in the petiton referred ta In vonr nrda,
OF appointment. made nm the s,b d..y ~ nri,
1881. would respectfnllv renort tho, wa mot a.
the time and n,ace desiynated IN ,o,,r o-,s.
aud proceeded to examine the ed ,ooa tinr
OF bridge.
On investigation 1t appeared that no leral
highway had been established there. 1t was
determined 10 defer all farther proceedinrs in
the matter until a legal highway had heen os
tabished, and do hereby recommend thar the
prayer of said petitioners be deferred asiahovo
/ Given und er our hands this l7tl, day Of NAV
| 1887.
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